Telegram-herald., 1887-06-20

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t1E14zh . 50zsa streets and pfocght uae -
tie doer 81 the ~ Feze1ztiTe BILLIARD
room q the town. Naturally | stfoiied IA
ano as a Hzs rather early n tAs sFs0ing
sas slnost a solitaire n tne foe1n-
ws <sa around AID looked Al The p1cturss
o4i tns salis hs1dlsd t1s pool balls aaa
fsit IT tae rails I .as isss nearing tie
iscns part a the room where three of Ioar
persons we're taking. shsn / heard oilS 81
tAem say. ~NoE don't C too eager ase
you aaaY cateh him" I a. ones concluded
/ sas Ehe angei. 30 cooliy zEaited develop
msats ssoppinx a. the table next 10 the
PARTY. I ~ sds = nss1Ek mlnase sxamineEoa
of ths taDis When I hsd gotten 70 the Pail
Eext 10 them. the M8n Hao was esnuonsd
10 70 sl0s approached ne snd said Play
the game ~0h, yes. I FeDi.sd. '-col0ne
johnson. your cashier OF The eecond Sa-
tlonal back, and myself oflsangaes have
boat a. as hoass l kEsH Johnson BY
name. as my relative was employed by
him. IA. said the town champion, i
waa not aware that Johnson played oil.
liards. Ne % superintendent Of the n Z.
church" ~Oh. yes. | answered. 'and
oftentlnes poker. when assy from home
We'll. I've often thoaghi that cuss hypo-
cTiEe, said the s-cker-hu1tsr. / broke IN
and said played the gsue az home wltl
my family, bat very seldom outside a.
was not good enough PLAYER. bsaides.
I continued, Il should Judge from the re-
ply = gentleman Just made you. when
asked TO play. that you are the crack
player Of the town. Not biz ol il, said
be, and. pstting me on the back. klnd Of
lollisd me up, and said. LET you aud
pressing / concluded 10 play. At the
moment / accepted, there vas a general
litter throughout the room; q knowing
wink and elbow nudge was exchanged
along the line Of spectators, which uOw
numbered nearly twenty. We strung
| for a lead AID Bill won. Ny
| opponents name was Bill Hewitt.
He made the first shot aud followed II up
with i've offers. | OF conrse used the eae,
aud played quite hard. always taking three c
/ or f0ur more cushions than he thought
intended OF course my shots were con-
sitered scratches and vas SO informed by
/ Bill. lslt hurt AZ being called huker.
After being beaten ten points N the frat
/ game. was rather slow 20 enter a second,
l bat at last was tempted To by Bill and the
| spectators. who OF course were his friends.
| and had now Increased 70 nearly fifty. Ii
was fun TOR them 10 see their Bill do up J
stranger. The second game was more
fortunate. and won by an unmercifu
scratch. by jumping the bali two feet from
l the table. | fairly got Kissed by the at
Il ell n n1r
watch Hewitt could discount me after the
| game. l refused al inducements, and get
ting hold OF the balls made some very out
| landish shots with my fingers A.
last, after being importuned considerably
said in laughing manner that
would spin the ball with ny
| finger against his cue. Done,
said he in q second; and amid the laugh o.
seventy the third game opened. The finisn
was very close be reachilg the iftieth but
! ton something Ike four in advance. got
excited at being beaten snd was the impor
tuner now. mysslf challenging him 10 re
peat the game. which he did simply q
please me. This game / won. but was con
denned by al present as having epougi
luck TO attempt TO walk on the water.
stood the jacketing from al simply saying
IN return that considered them no gentle
men Walking to the bar room % settle,
remarked as passed that the games were
even. and was a. good man - their towI
champion, Hewitt. and furthermore. said
that had the last two games been one hun
drsd each. | would have won both Tnls
nettied Bill and be followed me into the bar
room and requested me not TO pas, but piay
the odd game and see who should settle th'
whole bill told him ( did not gamble
but I did not consider he had any the bst
ter of me. finger against cue, II bis friend
would keep their jsws ss;Il VIXEN shot
Soo;bingiy be said. Come. come. old boy
il IS no more than right 70 see who IS th
best. so let us play tne whole thing ct IN
hundred pC.nL game and the drinks TO g
with H." l got excited and said, "Iol
cant scare ne, I'll play you for The drink
| for the house; 1 IA a cuckoo II my town
nox then you want . talk turkey or joii
the buzxarts.' Ny loud talk had br0ugh
over one hundrea in the hig bar room. ans
i uss Bsils turn now. who yelled IN rspls
4 accept ere hundred points and the dr.nk I
for the nouse." / guietiy offered nay oppo
| usnt s. II he would .es me b8c< out. No.
roared Bib; not for SO. plsy OF pay Every
/ body aecon7ed the motion. 60 Ne Wer
once more side by side ready % plav. As
was aoout 60 string for ths hank, hear
Hewett tell a friend % q oat Oh the stree
| ard cali IN everv hoiv Re saw Afier thl
fellow hSti got auay. / as<e3 Bill the priv
iiexe Of saving f4w words He said
~ ss. 60 AHEAD an1 soot yoQT horn"
told The Audience. which had now rsachs
nearlv tro hundred and. stiil being sent i
By Biii friend. that had been invsizle
| into tbe affair. t3at / never garnbied. end j
fsct. VAS a ctarch-goer. and hofe1 s1i
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and some called ne Saw. / sske
II there was one ia tas house 1 coul
call fr.end. -Iil be your fricud @
this occasion said q nlid sss aged eeatle
man. dressed in zrsy xgit. who after San'
trrnet or. o. he Sterif Coaa8v. ] ssm
Simply wanted bim 10 sae thaf I C.1f wbss
mads and 20 more sad iurtbern0-e.
scFg sstsd that everybody tass a dsin
before tae game The entire tosa ulisl
stay in. TIE Sheriff and al hands thoU<E
thsf q god idea. ADD over three hundrs
rhistlss rsfe we5ted. ths BIZ &aoHnuag
$3.50. We az8in repaired 20 slie tsb
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n folo~ed with = drip E1esse rlic
threw the thrse basss On the lor
, raii near the FIRST buttcn A. tbe head an
a. fast ~ the carve keeper eeei1 coos
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